Author Archives: Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

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About Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

OTR/L with more than 35 years experience in pediatrics, school based therapy and adult rehabilitation. Masters of Science in Adaptive Education/Assistive Technology with 20 years experience in AT in education of elementary, middle school, secondary, post secondary students and work environments for adult clients. A RESNA Assistive Technology Practitioner with ACVREP CATIS credentials, AOTA Specialty Certification in Low Vision, USC Davis Executive Certificate in Home Modifications, servicing adults and students with disabilities in employment, education, and home environments. A 2020 graduate of the University of Alabama Birmingham Low Vision Certification Program.

Dragon Dictation App

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Would you like to talk into your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad and generate text without typing? Dragon Dictation is an app for you! Dragon Dictation, produced by Nuance the makers of  Dragon NaturallySpeaking, is a free voice recognition app available … Continue reading →

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Livescribe Pencast App for the Echo and Pulse Pen

Posted on October 8, 2011 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Do the students you work with have difficulty with note taking? Note taking is a requirement of students beginning in upper elementary school and which more demanding as students transition to middle, high school and beyond. There are many barriers presented to students during … Continue reading →

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Apps for Pre-Writing Skill Development

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

A comment on this blog questioned if there were apps that supported early imitation of lines and shapes also known as pre-writing skills.  My search (which could easily have missing  apps)  found that such apps  seem to be in limited supply! Most of the apps focus on … Continue reading →

Posted in App Reviews, Apps for OT's, Apps for Special Needs, AT for Handwriting, Fine Motor Development, iPad, iPod, Pre-writing, Special education | Tagged , , , , | 4 Comments

Data Collection App

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Assessment has been a part of my job whether working with students or adults, gathering information about student/client abilities to determine what skills require intervention. Working as an Occupational Therapist one on one with students, we are able to determine what steps and skills are … Continue reading →

Posted in App Reviews, Apps for OT's, Data Collection, Formative Assessment, iPad, iPod, Occupational Therapy, Special education, Special Education Teacher | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

Cleaning your iPod or iPad

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

When you work with young children and a wide variety of student in many classrooms keeping your iPad from being a germ spreading source can be a concern. Questions about cleaning the iPad and also disinfecting it are frequent. What does the manufacturer recommend … Continue reading →

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iPad/iPod Camera and Photoshop PE

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Both the current  iPad 2 and the 4th generation iPod Touch have camera and video capabilities that are wonderful therapy and documentation tools. How many ways can you use the camera for therapy purposes? gather electronic documentation of student work or performance using … Continue reading →

Posted in App Reviews, Apps for OT's, Apps for Special Needs, Computer Utilities, iPad, iPod, Occupational Therapy, Photo Editing | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Even More Fine Motor Apps

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

A couple of my really favorite apps that are fun, promote fine motor and visual perceptual skills are My Underwear and Sam Phibian. My Underwear is an arcadish game with activities of catching underwear, matching colored underwear or patterns of underware … Continue reading →

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One of My Favorite App Developers – Grasshopperapp.com

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Have you heard or seen the Grasshopperapps ? I tell everyone who works with emergent readers, writers or learners about Grasshopperapps.com. They produce many wonderful free apps as well as for pay  apps (typically .99)  for emergent reading, writing, spelling, numeracy, … Continue reading →

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iDevice Accessory Bonanza!

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

What a bonanza! Check out the extensive iPad/iPod accessories list on Technology for Education’s website. While searching for iDevice resources for speech and language pathologists and occupational therapists I wandered on to Technology For Education’s iPad/iPod Accessories link and found the most extensive … Continue reading →

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Managing Your iDevice for the Young Learner – 101

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Children love using the iPod or iPad and with a single touch can explore games and stories and lots of things, sometimes much more than you want them to! The iDevices ease of use can be a two edged sword with … Continue reading →

Posted in Apps for OT's, Focused attention, iPad, iPod, iPod/iPad Accessory | Tagged , , , , | 4 Comments